Can schools do without Special Needs Assistants?
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The culling of Special Needs Assistant posts, underway since January, will gain further impetus in March with the completion of a government review. Read more » |
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The culling of Special Needs Assistant posts, underway since January, will gain further impetus in March with the completion of a government review. Read more » |
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From March 4, the Dublin Swahili Institute will begin delivering classes in Swahili at the Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2. Read more » |
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The majority of adults have trust in teachers, are satisfied with the way they do their work and understand the complexity of the role, a survey says. Read more » |
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Educate Together, the patron body for multi-denominational schools, seeks equal status in Colleges of Education for its ethical education curriculum. Read more » |
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At the launch of Catholic Schools Week by Cardinal Brady on Jan 28, the Cardinal also announced the inauguration of Catholic Schools Partnership. Read more » |
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A culture within the state training agency FAS of “flagrant spending devoid of scrutiny or scruples” has been revealed in another report by John Buckley. Read more » |
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Bullying issues cannot be prevented by simply applying a sanction on the perpetrator… the root cause of the actions must be examined, says Greg McInerney. Read more » |
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15-year-old Phoebe Prince from Co Clare had been living in Massachusetts only six months when she took her life following harassment by students. Read more » |
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Why are some youths more prone to misbehaviour or bullying than others? Does the answer lie in an analysis of young people’s needs, and their desire for power? Read more » |
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A controversial department directive, introduced by former Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin in July 2007, has been withdrawn. Read more » |
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This is the second time that a student from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, has scooped the top award in the BT Young Scientist Competition. Read more » |
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Minister Barry Andrew has extended the registration period for free preschool education but Children’s Rights Alliance says parents are still confused. Read more » |
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800,000 primary and secondary school students will be offered the swine flu vaccination under a HSE programme which started in schools on Nov 30. Read more » |
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A new report - the first in an Irish context - examines parents’ approaches to educating their pre-adolescent and adolescent children about sexuality. Read more » |
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A new website for teenagers has been launched which offers them information and support in addressing complicated feelings and situations. Read more » |
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A new education campaign, launched on Nov 3, brings together parents and teachers and calls for a target investment in education of 7 per cent of GDP. Read more » |
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60,000 educators who are members of the ASTI, INTO and TUI will be balloted on industrial action this week in response to threats to their pay. Read more » |
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The only result of testing children is “to permit one parent to tell another how much better her child is doing”, according to a prominent educationalist. Read more » |
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The Government has discovered major legal and practical obstacles to fulfilling its Budget plan to tax and means test child benefit payments. Read more » |
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The Irish Heart Foundation is providing self-instructional CPR kits to 27,500 Transition Year students nationwide, who will in turn train their families. Read more » |